The History of Higher Education in Thailand: Confronting Challenges

ISBN-13: 9783030790752 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 236 str.

Penpisoot Kwan Maitrarat; Roger Openshaw; Margaret Walshaw

Spis treści

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: The early historical context of higher education in Thailand.- Chapter 3: The People’s Revolution (1932) and its effects.- Chapter 4: Higher education following the first two decades following World War.- Chapter 5: Unprecedented growth and the ‘October Movement’.- Chapter 6: Exigencies in higher education following a local and a global financial recession.- Chapter 7: Conclusion.

O autorze

Penpisoot Kwan Maitrarat is Lecturer at Mahasarakham University, Thailand and has worked in education at Thai universities since 2009. Her specialist research areas are the history of education, Thai culture and society, and social studies. 

Roger Openshaw holds a Personal Chair in History of Education from Massey University, New Zealand. Retired in July 2012 after nearly 40 years of service at Massey, he remains actively engaged in education history research.

Margaret Walshaw is Professor Emerita at Massey University, New Zealand. Her specific research interest is in developing theory to explain processes in education that might lead to a clearer understanding of effective and equitable practices.